What to watch, read, listen to or look at: August 27
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Speed Date with The Murmurs co-founder Heather Reid
Singer/songwriter Heather Reid talks about being openly queer in the ‘90s with her former Murmurs bandmate Leisha Hailey, her love of musical theatre and her new music video, “Right Here Right Now.”
Where are the stats on COVID-19 and LGBTQ2 people?
We know queer and trans folks are paying a higher price during the pandemic but with little data collection, our health needs are being marginalized
Topline: Joe Biden and Lady Bunny
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Canada’s failed plot to end conversion therapy
Legislation that would have banned the practice across the country has been killed. A survivor weighs in on the Canadian government’s responsibility to address its shortcomings
How do I come out as bisexual to people I’m dating?
My girlfriend hates using dental dams. Should we break up?
The problem with passing
For many, it’s a survival measure. But when passing becomes weaponized by cis people, it’s counterintuitive to our very existence
Pandemic parenting in a two-mom family means twice the maternal guilt
In my queer household, we’ve avoided the unequal gendered division of labour, but I still feel like a failure as a mother—and failed by a system that neglects the most vulnerable
After the Sashay: All the world loves a Jimbo
After leaving the competition, Jimbo the drag clown may yet have the last laugh
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Episode 9 Power Ranking: Three of a kind
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Episode 9 recap: Ball drop
The Snow Ball serves as the final destination for one of our queens
A tale of two Americas
At the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, two very different versions of where marginalized communities fit into the country’s future
The unstoppable queering of TV cartoons
From “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” to “The Legend of Korra,” animated shows have finally changed the channel on LGBTQ2 representation
Topline: Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Cher
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4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down right now
What to watch, read, listen to or look at: August 27
Inside the second wave of the HIV epidemic in the Philippines
Travel to the frontlines of the health crisis and meet a generation of young people trying to build a better future